FEATHERBTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4410, 4 May 1893, Page 3

FEATHERBTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Monthly Meeting, " The usual monthly meeting ot the Featlieistou School Committee was held last night, there being present: Missrs J. G. Cox (Chairman),; W. Benton, M, Tait,. A, Donald. and.W. Spackcuan. Tlio minutes of. the previous ineeting were read and confirmed, ri The Treasurer reported a credit balance of £l2 I'a Id.

The Chairman stated- that ho had received the°; capital \ybiu li he had just paid into the • A copy ;of ; the letter sent to - the Education' Board ro repairs,to .shelter shed, etc, was read. : A .. The Chairman stalcl tliutlis had ordered' a truck, of firewood for .the winter, which had been'delivered," The visitors for the month reported satisfactorily, and Messrs Spnckmnn ond Tait were appointed visitors for the ensuing month. : ..■ Permission was granted Miss King to use one room of tho school for a Sewing Bee, to be held on Saturday afternoons, Two days leave was granted to Miss King. Mr Benton remarked that the trees in the acre leased by the Board of Education, at the back of the school grounds, were growing too thickly in some places, whilo in other places there were gaps. Mr Benton thought it would bo a good plan to thin them out where thp.y were too thick and fill up some of the gaps witb the trees removed, Mr Porritt, who lookß after the trees very carefully, said tho bad weather had prevented any improvement lately. He thought tho trees needed thinning out in some places, but did not consider it would be worth while to transplant any, as they would not live. After considerable discussion {he matter w»b left in the hands of Mr Porritt. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Tate, that a concert in aid of the school funds be L»ld some time in July, ______________